Person
Isaach de Bankolé
Acting · Born 1957-08-12 · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Biography
Isaach or Isaac de Bankolé (born 12 August 1957; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian actor. De Bankolé was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Yoruba parents from Benin. His grandparents are from Nigeria. He moved to Paris in 1975 for his last year of lycée and pursued a master's degree in physics and mathematics. He then attended an aviation school and earned a private pilot licence, before a chance encounter with French director Gérard Vergez led him to enroll in the Cours Simon, a Parisian drama school.
Known for
S.W.A.T.
Aden Syed
The Sopranos
Father Obosi
24
Ule Matobo
The Good Wife
Larry Oliver
Sacrée soirée
Self
White Collar
Luc Renaud
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Unit
General Togar
Godfather of Harlem
Monsieur 98
Task
Father Daniel Georges
Filmography
- 2026Dune: Part ThreeFarok
- 2026The FenceAlboury
- 2025MugangaDenis Mukwege
- 2025TaskFather Daniel Georges
- 2024The BrutalistGordon
- 2024ParishTongai Sr.
- 2024SnakeeaterFrank
- 2022The People We Hate at the WeddingHenrique
- 2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverRiver Tribe Elder
- 2022The Boss Baby: Back in the CribSebastian Amadou (voice)
- 2021French ExitJulius
- 2019Godfather of HarlemMonsieur 98
- 2019ShaftPierro 'Gordito' Carrera
- 2019A Violent ManPete
- 2018Black Is BeltzaWilson Clever (voice)
- 2018Black PantherRiver Tribe Elder
- 2017S.W.A.T.Aden Syed
- 2017Kiss Me!Bernard
- 2017Double PlayErnesto
- 2017Femme Noire
- 2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
- 2015The Last Witch HunterMax Schlesinger
- 2014RunAssa
- 2014Where the Road Runs OutGeorge
- 2014MirageFrancis
- 2014CalvarySimon
- 2013Mother of GeorgeAyodele Balogun
- 2012ChaosVincent
- 2011Oka!Bassoun
- 2010I Am SlaveBah
- 2010Behind Jim JarmuschSelf
- 2010White MaterialBoxer
- 2009White CollarLuc Renaud
- 2009The Good WifeLarry Oliver
- 2009The Limits of ControlLone Man
- 2008The GuitarRoscoe Wasz
- 2008MacheteroJean Dumont
- 2007The Fifth PatientCpt. Mugambe
- 2007Battle in SeattleAbasi
- 2007The Diving Bell and the ButterflyLaurent
- 2006Casino RoyaleSteven Obanno
- 2006Miami ViceNeptune
- 2006The UnitGeneral Togar
- 2005StayProfessor
- 2005Before It Had a NameWaiter
- 2005The Skeleton KeyCreole Gas Station Owner
- 2005ManderlayTimothy
- 2004From Other WorldsAbraham
- 2004HomeworkJean
- 2004Coffee and CigarettesIsaach (segment "No Problem")
- 2003The Killing ZoneMalcolm
- 200124Ule Matobo
- 20013 A.M.Angus
- 2000BàttuSaar
- 1999CherryMenu Man
- 1999OtomoOtomo
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of LifeSgt. Barthelmy
- 1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiRaymond
- 1999The SopranosFather Obosi
- 1998A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesMamadou
- 1995The KeeperJean Baptiste
- 1995Casa de LavaLeão
- 1993Heart of DarknessMfumu
- 1991Night on EarthCab Driver Paris
- 1990Les Nuls, l'émissionSelf - Guest
- 1990No Fear, No DieDah
- 1989Vanille fraiseHippolyte N'Go
- 1989How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting TiredVieux
- 1988Ada in the JungleBumbo
- 1988ChocolatProtée
- 1987Lady CopsInspecteur Lacroix
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelf
- 1986Taxi BoyTouré
- 1986Black Mic MacLemi
- 1986Noir et blanc
- 1984The Syringe
- 1984Comment draguer tous les mecsHonoré Clair
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
- —Traveling MilesDirector
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